Podcasts

Date:
18/12/2018
Area(s):
Information Technologies; Economics; Finance; Marketing; Entrepreneurship
Document type:
Interview
Which advancements, disruptions and events will shape the business world in 2019? IESE professors' predictions include Brexit, blockchain and "the Age of Assistance," among many others. Enjoy an expert preview of the year to come.

Date:
14/09/2018
Area(s):
Information Technologies; Knowledge and Communication; Innovation and Change
Document type:
Interview
The Facebooks and Googles of the world are taking a lot of advertising money away from traditional media because they claim they have the best data. Is that true? Eduardo Ruiz, President and General Manager of A+E Networks Latin America, urges managers to drill down into the data to really understand the local customer and find competitive advantage. ...

Date:
14/09/2018
Area(s):
Information Technologies; Knowledge and Communication; Innovation and Change
Document type:
Interview
How can you maintain your revenues while experimenting with the next business model? It's not easy but you have to adopt an innovation mindset, insists Eduardo Ruiz, President and General Manager of A+E Networks Latin America. "One has to come to the realization that you don't have all the answers. It's okay to fail, but do it quickly, learn and move ...

Date:
14/09/2018
Area(s):
Information Technologies; Knowledge and Communication; Innovation and Change
Document type:
Interview
Where are we going to be five years from now? Will linear networks continue to exist? These are the questions on everyone's mind, says Eduardo Ruiz, President and General Manager of A+E Networks Latin America. "I personally believe that brands -- the value of the brand and the brand proposition -- are what's going to differentiate who survives and ...

Date:
14/09/2018
Area(s):
Information Technologies; Knowledge and Communication; Innovation and Change
Document type:
Interview
Eduardo Ruiz, President and General Manager of A+E Networks Latin America, has had "quite an interesting ride" during his more than 25 years in television, media and advertising. He discusses the challenge of maintaining the legacy business while exploring new business models: "There's no set of rules right now. We're making the rules as we go."

Date:
27/06/2018
Area(s):
Strategy; Leadership and People Management
Document type:
Report
How should leaders adapt to AI? The fifth edition of The Future of Leadership Development Conference at IESE, organized by Franz Heukamp and Jordi Canals, provided an interdisciplinary look at how AI is changing some leadership requirements and reinforcing others.

Date:
18/05/2018
Area(s):
Information Technologies; Finance; Decision Analysis
Document type:
Interview
Income inequality and social tensions are fueling a rise in protectionism and nationalism, which will probably make doing international business more difficult in the years ahead. But DBS CEO Piyush Gupta still sees opportunity: having a global footprint in 100 countries may get harder, but adopting a multi-local strategy can work.

Date:
18/05/2018
Area(s):
Information Technologies; Finance; Decision Analysis
Document type:
Interview
DBS CEO Piyush Gupta used to call data the new oil but now he calls it the new air because it's everywhere and harder to control. "We're going to have to develop new social rules around data," he says, using an analogy of a gun vs. a knife. "We haven't even started thinking about how these rules will play out."

Date:
18/05/2018
Area(s):
Information Technologies; Finance; Decision Analysis
Document type:
Interview
What did DBS do to get named the world's best digital bank? CEO Piyush Gupta boils the transformation agenda down to three things: rethink your technology architecture; reimagine the customer journey; and create a startup culture of experimentation and a willingness to take risks.

Date:
18/05/2018
Area(s):
Information Technologies; Finance; Decision Analysis
Document type:
Interview
It's "a sorry state of affairs" when people prefer going to the dentist to going to a bank, says Piyush Gupta. Since becoming CEO of DBS, a leading financial services group in Southeast Asia, Gupta has transformed operations to make banking a joyful experience for customers. In this interview with IESE Dean Franz Heukamp, he shares his leadership lessons ...